Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal

This paper deals with the efficiency improvement of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Photovoltaic (PV) and also solar thermal collector. Photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) can improve overall efficiency for PV and also solve the problem of limited roof space at urban area. Objective of this study is t...

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Main Authors:	Afzam, Zulkepli, Lim, Wei Yong, Mohd Yusof, Taib, Zafri, Azran, F., Basrawi
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Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling	ump-152522018-04-04T07:36:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15252/ Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal Afzam, Zulkepli Lim, Wei Yong Mohd Yusof, Taib Zafri, Azran F., Basrawi TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper deals with the efficiency improvement of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Photovoltaic (PV) and also solar thermal collector. Photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) can improve overall efficiency for PV and also solve the problem of limited roof space at urban area. Objective of this study is to clarify the effect of mass flow rate on the efficiency of the PV/T system. A CIGS solar cell is used with rated output power 65 W and 1.18 m2 of area. 4 set of experiments were carried out, which were: thermal collector with 0.12 kg/s flow rate, PV/T with 0.12 kg/s flow rate, PV/T with 0.09 kg/s flow rate and PV. It was found that PV/T with 0.12 kg/s flow rate had the highest electrical efficiency, 2.92 %. PV/T with 0.09 kg/s flow rate had the lowest electrical efficiency, 2.68 %. It also had 2 % higher overall efficiency. The efficiency gained is low due to several factors. The rated output power of the PV is low for the area of 1.18 m2. The packing factor of the PV also need to be considered as it may not be operated at the optimal packing factor. Furthermore, aluminium sheet of the PV may affect the PV temperature due to high thermal conductivity. Further study on more values of mass flow rate and also other parameters that affect the efficiency of the PV/T is necessary. EDP Sciences 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15252/1/fkm-2016-firdaus-Analysis%20on%20the%20Performance%20of%20Copper%20Indium.pdf Afzam, Zulkepli and Lim, Wei Yong and Mohd Yusof, Taib and Zafri, Azran and F., Basrawi (2016) Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal. In: MATEC Web of Conferences: UTP-UMP Symposium on Energy Systems 2015 (SES 2015), 7 October 2015 , Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak. pp. 1-5., 38 (02004). ISSN 2261-236X http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20163802004
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spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Afzam, Zulkepli Lim, Wei Yong Mohd Yusof, Taib Zafri, Azran F., Basrawi Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
description	This paper deals with the efficiency improvement of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Photovoltaic (PV) and also solar thermal collector. Photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) can improve overall efficiency for PV and also solve the problem of limited roof space at urban area. Objective of this study is to clarify the effect of mass flow rate on the efficiency of the PV/T system. A CIGS solar cell is used with rated output power 65 W and 1.18 m2 of area. 4 set of experiments were carried out, which were: thermal collector with 0.12 kg/s flow rate, PV/T with 0.12 kg/s flow rate, PV/T with 0.09 kg/s flow rate and PV. It was found that PV/T with 0.12 kg/s flow rate had the highest electrical efficiency, 2.92 %. PV/T with 0.09 kg/s flow rate had the lowest electrical efficiency, 2.68 %. It also had 2 % higher overall efficiency. The efficiency gained is low due to several factors. The rated output power of the PV is low for the area of 1.18 m2. The packing factor of the PV also need to be considered as it may not be operated at the optimal packing factor. Furthermore, aluminium sheet of the PV may affect the PV temperature due to high thermal conductivity. Further study on more values of mass flow rate and also other parameters that affect the efficiency of the PV/T is necessary.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Afzam, Zulkepli Lim, Wei Yong Mohd Yusof, Taib Zafri, Azran F., Basrawi
author_facet	Afzam, Zulkepli Lim, Wei Yong Mohd Yusof, Taib Zafri, Azran F., Basrawi
author_sort	Afzam, Zulkepli
title	Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
title_short	Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
title_full	Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
title_fullStr	Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal
title_sort	analysis on the performance of copper indium gallium selenide (cigs) based photovoltaic thermal
publisher	EDP Sciences
publishDate	2016
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15252/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15252/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15252/1/fkm-2016-firdaus-Analysis%20on%20the%20Performance%20of%20Copper%20Indium.pdf
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Analysis on the Performance of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Photovoltaic Thermal

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